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Shawnee to honor young fire heroes

Shawnee will recognize two young boys who helped spot a house fire last month in time for the family living there to get out safely.

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Updated: 5:36 PM CST Jan 13, 2014

Shawnee to honor young fire heroes

Shawnee will recognize two young boys who helped spot a house fire last month in time for the family living there to get out safely.

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Updated: 5:36 PM CST Jan 13, 2014

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WEBVTT DATABASE IS HACKED, IT PUTS YOU AT RISK. IN JUST OVER AN HOUR... TWO JOHNSON COUNTY BOYS WILL RECEIVE A BIG HONOR. THEY'RE BEING RECOGNIZED -- FOR HELPING SAVE A FAMILY FROM A HOUSE FIRE. KMBC'S DAVID HALL IS LIVE AT SHAWNEE CITY HALL. DAVID YOU JUST SPENT SOME TIME WITH THESE BOYS. YES THESE BOYS ARE VERY HAPPY AND EXCITED THAT THEY COULD HELP OUT SOMEONE ELSE AND THEIR MOTHER IS VERY PROUD OF THEM. 8 YEAR OLD DAMIEN DUNCAN AND HIS 7 YEAR OLD BROTHER DARYN ARE BEING HONORED MONDAY EVENING HERE AT SHAWNEE CITY HALL FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE TWO SAW A HOUSE ON FIRE NEAR FAMILY INSIDE OF THIS BURNING HOUSE. THIS HELPED SAVE THE LIVES OF THIS FAMILY. C0003 00:35-00:47 "I'M EXCITED AND I THINK IT'S AN HONOR TO BE THE MOTHER OF 2 BOYS WHO HELPED SAVE A FAMILY AND POTENTIAL SAVE HONOR. C0004 02:35-2:47 "I'M JUST VERY HAPPY EXCITED. I NEVER KNEW IT COULD BE SO GREAT AND I AM JUST HAPPY THAT I HAD FAITH IN ME TO GO AND SAVE A FAMILY DAMIEN TELLS ME HE WANTS TO BE A FIREFIGHTER AND HIS BROTHER DARYN SAYS HE WANTS TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. REPORTING LIVE....DH...KMBC 9

Shawnee to honor young fire heroes

Shawnee will recognize two young boys who helped spot a house fire last month in time for the family living there to get out safely.